Arizona voting guide

Key Dates

• Mon., Oct. 5 Last day to register to vote (11:59 p.m.)
• Wed., Oct. 7 Early voting begins; mail ballots sent out
• Fri., Oct. 23 Last day to request a ballot by mail (must be received)
• Tues., Oct. 27 Suggested last day to mail back your ballot
• Fri., Oct. 30 Last day of regular early in-person voting; emergency voting starts 5 p.m.
• Mon., Nov. 2 Emergency voting ends 5 p.m.
• Tues., Nov. 3 Election Day (polls 6 a.m.–7 p.m.); mail ballots must be received by 7 p.m.
• Mon., Nov. 9 First day counties may canvass (certify) results
• Tues., Nov. 10 5 p.m. deadline to fix a signature problem or show ID for a provisional ballot (5th business day)
• Thurs., Nov. 19 Deadline for county boards of supervisors to canvass results
• Mon., Nov. 23 Official statewide canvass (certification)

Your Voting Checklist

• Vote early in person from Wed., Oct. 7 to Fri., Oct. 30.
• Vote by mail. Any voter can vote by mail.
  Request a ballot by Fri., Oct. 23. Request a mail ballot
  Return it by Tues., Nov. 3.
  Problem with your ballot? If your signature is missing or doesn't match, your county will contact you. Fix it by Nov. 10. Track your ballot
• Vote on Election Day, Tues., Nov. 3, 6 a.m.–7 p.m. local time. Find your polling place
• Bring the right ID. You must show ID to vote in person. Bring one photo ID or two papers with your name and address.
  • Arizona driver's license
  • Arizona non-operating ID card
  • Tribal ID
  • Other U.S., state, or local government photo ID
  • Or two papers with your address, like a recent utility bill or vehicle registration
  • Or a U.S. passport or military ID plus one paper with your address
  No ID? You can vote a provisional ballot and bring ID to your County Recorder by Nov. 10. See the official ID rules
• Review your sample ballot before you go.
• Have a past conviction?
  • If you have one felony, your vote comes back once you finish your sentence and pay any restitution.
  • If you have two or more felonies, you must ask a judge to give your vote back.
  • Then register to vote again.
• Make a plan and bring three people. Make a plan

What’s on Your Ballot

These are the biggest races in Arizona this year. Please note, we do not endorse any candidates.

Ballot measures

• Proposition 141 (No taxes on miles driven). Constitutional amendment. Bans state and local taxes or fees based on how many miles you drive, and bans rules that track or limit miles driven without your consent.
  Yes means taxes or fees on miles driven, and tracking miles without consent, would be banned.
  No means lawmakers keep the power to create mileage-based taxes or rules in the future.
• Proposition 142 (Race-based preferences and DEI in public education). Constitutional amendment. Bars the state from requiring anyone to endorse preferential treatment or discrimination based on race or ethnicity, bars public money for offices at public schools and colleges that promote such treatment, and bars requiring students to take courses or training that promote race-based DEI.
  Yes means these limits on race-based preferences and DEI offices and trainings become part of the state constitution.
  No means no change to the constitution.
• Proposition 144 (Voter ID and citizenship voting). Constitutional amendment. Says only citizens may register and vote in Arizona elections, requires government-issued ID to cast a ballot, bans foreign nationals from giving money to influence Arizona elections, and gives voters a right to have their ballot counted at their voting location.
  Yes means these election rules, including a government ID requirement to cast a ballot, go into the state constitution.
  No means current election laws stay as they are.
• Proposition 316 (Local grocery tax cap). State law. Cities and towns could not add or raise a sales tax on groceries without voter approval, and the rate would be capped at 2%.
  Yes means local grocery taxes need voter approval and cannot go above 2%.
  No means local governments keep their current power to set grocery taxes.
• Proposition 317 (Drug cartels as terrorist organizations). State law. Declares drug cartels terrorist organizations and requires the Arizona Department of Homeland Security to do 'everything within its authority' to address the threat.
  Yes means cartels are labeled terrorist organizations in state law with new duties for state homeland security.
  No means no change.
• Proposition 318 (School bathrooms, locker rooms and sports by sex at birth). State law. Bars schools and athletic associations from letting students, athletes, employees or others use restrooms, locker rooms, showers or other private spaces not designated for their sex as recorded on their original birth certificate.
  Yes means use of school private spaces would be limited by sex listed at birth.
  No means current law stays in place (Arizona already bars transgender girls from girls' school sports teams).
• Proposition 319 (Traffic cameras). State law. Bans new photo enforcement systems (like speed and red-light cameras) and requires local governments that already use them to get voter approval to keep them.
  Yes means traffic cameras need voter approval to keep running and new ones are banned.
  No means governments can keep using and adding traffic cameras.
• Proposition 320 (60% of school budgets on instruction). State law. Requires larger school districts (over 7,500 students, or in counties over 500,000 people) to spend at least 60% of their budgets on direct classroom instruction, as defined by the auditor general.
  Yes means larger districts must spend at least 60% of budgets on instruction.
  No means no spending floor is set.

Protect the Vote

• Apply to be a poll worker and support free and fair elections.
• Watch the count. Take a training to learn how to observe the polls.
• If anyone tries to stop you from voting or something at your polling place seems wrong:
  • Call 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)
  • Call 888-VE-Y-VOTA (888-839-8682) en español
  • Call 888-API-VOTE (888-274-8683) Asian languages
  • Call 844-YALLA-US (844-925-5287) Arabic
  • Call Arizona Secretary of State: 1-877-843-8683
  • If you’re in line when polls close, stay in line. You can still vote.
  • If your name isn’t on the list, ask for a provisional ballot.
  • Know your rights

Organizations to Support

• Arizona Native Vote Election Protection Project. Protects voting rights for Native American voters in Arizona, with voter help and Election Day protection on tribal lands.
• Mi Familia Vota. Latino-led civic group registering and turning out Latino voters across Arizona.
• One Arizona. Nonpartisan coalition of mostly Latino-led groups that has registered more than 965,000 Arizona voters since 2010.